Repurposed Moral Theories

There are many moral theories that exist — theories that try to teach you how to be ethical, theories that act as metrics or guidelines for acting morally — utilitarianism and deontology being some of the most well-known ones.

Moral/ethical can be seen as synonymous with “good” society. Being moral is the same as optimizing (aiming) for a “good” society. Of course, “good” is incredibly vague and hence doesn’t get us far, which is why philosophers come up with more specific theories to follow (to be moral).